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<h1><a name=Top></a>Analyzing Process</h1>
<p>To get valid results from SMC GSA extension tools, you have to prepare 
 the BIM model for calculations. This page tells you shortly about the 
 basic steps to do before running the analyzes.</p>
<h3>Import IFC model</h3>
<p>The model has to be saved as IFC before it can be read to SMC. Detailed 
 instructions about IFC import can be found from common SMC Help, <a href="../../../Help/html/importing_model.htm">Importing 
 an IFC file</a>.</p>
<p>Take an overview of the model in 3D to gain and overall understanding 
 about it.</p>
<h3>DEFINE EXTERNAL WALLS</h3>
<p><a href="ANSI_BOMA_View.htm#Top">Calculation of polygon areas</a> of 
 spaces requires information about <a href="../../../Help/html/Compartments.htm#External_Walls">external 
 walls</a>. You can define external walls in the &nbsp;<a href="../../../Help/html/Compartmentation.htm">Compartmentation 
 View</a> (Window -&gt; Add View -&gt; Compartmentation). Go through the 
 external walls in every floor, and modify them manually if needed by adding 
 and removing walls. If the model includes mezzanines in separate floors, 
 remove external walls from those floors.</p>
<p>GSA BIM Guide Validation rule set includes external walls validation 
 rule. You can also use its <a href="../../../Help/html/Tools">Tools View</a> 
 in <a href="../../../Help/mergedProjects/constraint_help/html/sol_212.htm">External 
 Wall Validation rule</a>.</p>
<h3>Check ANSI/BOMA Classification</h3>
<p>Open <a href="file:///C:/Programs/GSA/Solibri/SMC3.1/plugins/GSA/doc/BOMA_Categories.htm">ANSI/BOMA 
 View</a> (GSA Layout -&gt; ANSI/BOMA) and check that ANSI/BOMA categories 
 are correct. You can visualize spaces by occupant organizations, by locations 
 (floors), or by ANSI/BOMA categories. You can <a href="ANSI_BOMA_View.htm#ANSI_BOMACategoryHandling">manually 
 change</a> categorizing, if needed.</p>
<p><img src="image64.jpg" width="372px" height="273px" border="0" class="img_whs1"></p>
<h3>Check the model</h3>
<p>Select the GSA BIM Guide Validation rule set and check the model.</p>
<p><img src="image34.gif" width="321px" height="331px" border="0" class="img_whs2"></p>
<p>Results of the first two sub rule sets, Spaces and Zones and Building 
 Elements, gives you some general information about the model. If there 
 are lot of errors, e.g. duplicate or overlapping spaces, the results of 
 the rest of the analysis is likely to be incorrect.</p>
<p>Spatial Program Analysis sub rule checks, that the spaces has all required 
 properties. Visualization and Reporting sub sets allows you to analyze 
 model.</p>
<h3>Investigate Checking Results</h3>
<p>Investigate results of Program Analysis rule set. Most of the rules 
 have an own report, which can be very informative.</p>
<h3>Visualize the Model</h3>
<p>Visualize the model from different views:</p>
<ul class=whs4 style="list-style: disc;" type=disc>
	<li class=p><p>Polygon areas from ANSI/BOMA View</p></li>
</ul>
<p align="center" class="whs3"><img src="usableAreas.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="488px" height="656px" border="0" class="img_whs4"></p>
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Stacking plans from tools 
 panels of the Stacking Plan rules</p>
<p align="center" class="whs3"><img src="sp.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="421px" height="389px" border="0" class="img_whs5"></p>
<h3>Create Report</h3>
<p>At the end you can create <a href="ANSI_BOMA_View.htm#GSA_Spatial_Report">GSA 
 Spatial Program BIM Report</a> from ANSI/BOMA View.</p>
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